Leo Dahlgren

I founded SinoSource after watching the same expensive mistakes repeat themselves across dozens of European SME importers: paying premiums for suppliers that looked good on paper, missing EU compliance steps until a market surveillance authority flagged a product, building inventory plans that ignored the Chinese New Year shutdown.

SinoSource exists to compress that learning curve. Every month we publish supplier intelligence reports tailored to a specific niche — Home Goods, Kitchenware, Pet Products, Electronics — with verified suppliers, EU compliance screening, Safety Gate checks, and PPWR readiness assessments built in.

What I write about

The articles on this blog focus on three areas where European SME importers consistently lose money or compliance ground:

• EU compliance regulations. What is actually in force, what is coming, and what most importers are still getting wrong 18 months into GPSR enforcement.
• Supplier intelligence. The signals — pricing patterns, certification mismatches, factory video reluctance — that predict expensive supplier failures before they happen.
• The China sourcing calendar. CNY shutdowns, Canton Fair blackout weeks, Golden Week logistics chaos, and the November quality-risk window.

Background

SinoSource is based out of Skellefteå, Sweden, with on-the-ground research partners in Guangzhou and Yiwu. We focus exclusively on the EU import market — particularly Italy, Spain, Germany, and the Nordics — because the regulatory environment there is genuinely different from the US or UK and deserves dedicated coverage.

Get in touch

If you have a specific sourcing question, a supplier you want vetted, or an EU compliance edge-case to discuss, the fastest way to reach me is leoyukio@getsinosource.com. For the public commentary, follow the company on LinkedIn.

If you want what I write delivered as practical monthly reports — not just blog posts — see the SinoSource subscription plans.